I should not complain. I know that. But here I go again. I want my old routines back. Once upon a time I had this very comfortable routine ...

Virginia Woolf once said: A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction . I'm not sure I agree with that but...

Wandering around our backyard, sitting under the elder tree, watching the birds fly and admiring the vegetables in the straight rigid lines...

A recent poll in The Guardian gave a good indication of widespread hope, all around the world, of a simpler life. It also showed that most...

Every so often Hanno and I leave our chores behind and go out for the day. We like to take the back roads, we stay away from crowds an...

I received an email from a young woman the other day who told me that she's so conflicted about a choice she has to make that she's...

I have no doubt that a change of mindset towards a less complicated and busy life would help almost everyone pursue their simple life dream...

Most of us live on the edge. Although we live in cities, suburbs, rural towns and out in the middle of nowhere, we choose to live apart fro...

If you'd asked me when I was fifty, when I would start to feel old, I would have told you 80ish. I turn 66 today and I'm starting t...

This is one of my favourite photos of Jamie,  taken on the evening of his first birthday. Look at that tummy! He was out in the garde...